Seattle Trip '25, Part 3

 

Out to dinner in Ballard with EJ, Brittany, Aunt Kat, Uncle Gary, and fam.

This wouldn't be our first troll encounter on the day…

Day of the Tentacle.

LOTS of tentacles!

…because, the King of Trolls!

Emerald City skyline.

Smiling into the sun at the ironworks park.

Catching up with old friends from the ALT-Nihon-days.

Cruisin' the beaches…

…scouting for baby crabs.

Spying seals on the surface.

Swingin' fun and fancy free.

Bonding with cousins.

Young and old(er).

And sharing experiences and making new memories with family.

Seattle Trip '25, Part 2

 

Seattle Trip '25, Part 1

 

Preflight seating arrangements set.

"Someone get the Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch!"

Just kidding. It's only a friendly forest creature in the woods of Gig Harbor.

Gig Harbor with Aunt Carmen.

Tossin' and skippin' them rocks in da watah.

Ewan opts for a four-legged approach.

Paige is firmly a biped.

Look! Mount Rainier above the trees.

Gig Harbor curios museum.

See that creepy convict couple in the frames?

Here's their story…

Hangin' in the harbor with Auntie Carm.

Did we catch him in this shot, or is he catching us?

Out front of Aunt Carmie's apple-tree guarded home.

And a silly one!

The Great Wheel near Pier 57

Downtown

Approaching "Gum Ball Alley"…

Cool, but … yuck!

A sasquatch!

Need a smooch?

Corner at the fish market

This one's rigged for jump scares.

The OG Starbucks. Other than the long line, it's a Starbucks.

Got a matcha!

Something's on my head…

Paige's halo

Ewan's crown

Space Needle

I got it!

No, really. I got it!

Anacondaaaaaaaa!

Pile o' snake

Monkey on a branch

Birdy

Ring-tailed lemur mates

Papa ape

Nappy time apes

This monkey walks on the edge.

Warthogs always put their elbows on the table when they eat.

See otter? Sea otter? Si, sea otter.

More to come…!